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Frankybadboy

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2009, 07:20:18 am »
my goals is simple ??? ??? ???


to still be alive tomorrow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Tosh

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2009, 07:25:23 am »
my goals is simple ??? ??? ???


to still be alive tomorrow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

One day you'll fail to make that goal.  You may even die today!

Frankybadboy

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2009, 06:35:56 pm »
my goals is simple ??? ??? ???


to still be alive tomorrow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

One day you'll fail to make that goal.  You may even die today!
i let you know if i do tosh :o :o ;D ;D ;D

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2009, 07:06:44 pm »
leapstallbuildings

I see your 6 weekly,

I thinking of changing to this currently 5 weeks use to be monthly.

reason for 6 weeks is i need to bump up some under priced work, which lowest is 30% underpriced.

Was wondering were you always 6 weekly.

don't know wether to inform all custy's of change or just leave it, might be opening can of worms there :(

Think i will tell the ones going up £5 of fewer visits wether this stops me losing them?

I hope 6 weekly visits  gives me the scope to price higher.

will put on leaflets frequency, and windows stay cleaner longer, and cleaner whole window frame pane and sill.

shortly after leaflet drop will door knock, don't like knocking bit of a fraidy cat but from what people say is quickest way of building compact round.

thanks all
lee

When I first started I supplied a monthly service.  Some wanted two monthly and a few even wanted three monthly.  This was easy to supply at first because I had big gaps in the workload anyway.  As time went by, I had overfilled my workload - mostly with underpriced, "busy fool" type work and I struggled badly to keep up with my schedule.  So I needed to change a few things.  First of all, I gave away some work.  I didn't ask for any money as the prices were lousy - however, it gave someone a start.  All the work I gave away was in two neighbouring villages and the bits in between.  It was worth about £500 a month on average (about 10 years or so ago).  So that got rid of the worst of my underpriced work at a stroke and it was in a separate geographical area too.  I still had more work than I could handle so I went to 6 weekly across the board.  Most were monthly anyway so they saved a few quid.  The two monthly ones mostly went along with it too (though a few dropped out).  All the three monthly work went in the big giveaway.  After a while, some people wanted every other time which was now 12 weekly.  In order to avoid a load of run-of-the-mill at such infrequent intervals, I would only do cleaning at 12 weekly intervals if the job was worth over £70.  In the last year or so, in view of the economy, I have relented a bit and I now have a £40 minimum for 12 weekly intervals (though I do have a £33er @ 12 weekly that pre-dated all this).  If someone wants 12 weekly, they have to pay me £40 or more for the privilege.  Obviously, if the economy gets really serious, I may have to adapt accordingly but I will avoid that if I can.
My 6 weekly is actually 6 - 8 weeks.  I like to leave myself a bit of flexibility.

As far as increasing the lower prices to go 6 weekly, that is a tough call I think.  If you do want to do that, I think you would be better off ensuring you have spare work first as you will probably lose some if you are thinking of increases around 30% for the lower ones.
Just my view.  The way I did it may not be right for you.  I'm not an oracle of all things window cleaning   ;D

lee_dewing

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2009, 07:55:12 pm »
leapstallbuildings


thanks very much.

i hear what your saying about spare work.

I have some work that i will hike up straight away as i hate doing it now and not bothered if i lose,  the way i look at it is the crap slows me up getting round to the cream.

I will knock on a few doors in spring, and get some better priced work then go back and alter accordingly.

thanks lee.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

Lee Pryor

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2009, 08:06:15 pm »
leapstallbuildings.......... in a single bound! ;D

you said in a previous post you were based in smallfield. who are you?
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Lee Pryor

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2009, 08:12:11 pm »
hold on ive got it the initials are P.C?
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2009, 08:17:15 pm »
Some of these goals are unrealistic. It is impossible to clean large scale and to canvass pretty much full time for instance.Others meander indecisively such as daxmond who states his goals and then talks himself out of it.

Some of course are all too possible and a bit scarey.

dazmond

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2009, 08:35:04 pm »
states his goals and then talks himself out of it!!ha!ha! ;) ;Dall my goals are realistic for me!ive been undecided about WFP for a good 6 months now.i have finally made up my mind to stay trad as im used to trad pole work that eliminates a lot of the riskier window cleaning!also ill wear more evenly as legs get a workout when using ladders then the arms when using the pole(which by the way cuts my ladder use almost in half}.i will be getting a wfpole that fits on outside tapsfor conny roofs,fias,soffits etc. though!

best wishes to u all

dazmond
price higher/work harder!

krave

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #29 on: December 04, 2009, 08:35:15 pm »
Some of these goals are unrealistic. It is impossible to clean large scale and to canvass pretty much full time for instance.Others meander indecisively such as daxmond who states his goals and then talks himself out of it.

Some of course are all too possible and a bit scarey.

Lol, after all the Wfp posts its now not happening.  :o

suds window service

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #30 on: December 04, 2009, 09:16:22 pm »
i  doubled the business in year 2 .
if we do it again in year 3 they,ll need a fifth chair in the dragons den lol :o

Lee Pryor

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #31 on: December 04, 2009, 09:52:44 pm »
dont you mean a 6th chair? better make it 7 i want to play too. ;D
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

suds window service

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #32 on: December 05, 2009, 08:49:03 pm »
dont you mean a 6th chair? better make it 7 i want to play too. ;D
how do i get my business to your level ???

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #33 on: December 05, 2009, 08:50:06 pm »
My goal for next year is to sneak into J V Prices Christmas bash  ;)

matt

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #34 on: December 05, 2009, 09:20:30 pm »
my goal is the same as last year and the year before that

keep on doing what i am doing

when life is good, why change it

Window Washers

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #35 on: December 05, 2009, 09:36:30 pm »
My goal for next year is to sneak into J V Prices Christmas bash  ;)
I will come with you to help you over the wall  ;)
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;)

Steve CM

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #36 on: December 05, 2009, 10:04:18 pm »
my goal next year is to work smarter and not harder ;)

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #37 on: December 05, 2009, 10:09:41 pm »
My goal for next year is to sneak into J V Prices Christmas bash  ;)
I will come with you to help you over the wall  ;)

I'll pass you a chicken leg out  ;)

Window Washers

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Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #38 on: December 05, 2009, 10:40:07 pm »
My goal for next year is to sneak into J V Prices Christmas bash  ;)
I will come with you to help you over the wall  ;)

I'll pass you a chicken leg out  ;)
Chicken leg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, oh no I want a bottle of plonk and at least a chicken breast of fillet steak, what parties do you go to  ::)
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;)

Re: Business goals/targets
« Reply #39 on: December 06, 2009, 08:09:28 am »
hold on ive got it the initials are P.C?

Yes Lee.  That's me   ;D
I personally am not based in Smallfield.  I'm in Crawley.  My water base is in Smallfield though.
Don't worry.  I'm no threat  :)
Happy to stick with being a sole trader for now.